spill ink

English

Verb

spill ink (third-person singular simple present spills ink, present participle spilling ink, simple past and past participle spilled ink or spilt ink)

1. (idiomatic) To write, especially professionally.
   • 1974, J Earman, “An Attempt to Add a Little Direction to "The Problem of the Direction of Time"”, in Philosophy of Science:

     Of all the problems which lie on the borderline of philosophy and science, perhaps none has caused more spilled ink, more controversy, and more emotion than "the problem of the direction of time.

   • 1999, Bamidele A. Ojo, Contemporary African politics, page 1:

     While democratic forces remain active throughout the African continent, scholars continue to spill ink debating the promises and pitfalls of African democratic transitions.